Plumtree Software announced the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite, a solution for building a volume of Web applications on a variety of infrastructures, managed within a single environment. The Enterprise Web Suite is based on new versions of every major Plumtree product: the Plumtree Corporate Portal 5.0, Plumtree Search, Plumtree Collaboration Server 3.0 and Plumtree Content Server 5.0. The suite also features a new product, the Plumtree Enterprise Web Development Kit (EDK), for creating applications from Web services running on different platforms. A new version of Plumtree Studio Server, for building database-driven forms and services in the Enterprise Web without coding, is anticipated to be available in the summer. Plumtree has scaled its portal to act as an enterprise-wide framework for building, managing and using a large number of these applications. The Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite is now available in a beta release, and is expected to be generally available later this quarter. www.plumtree.com
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This category is focused on enterprise / workplace collaboration tools and strategies, including office suites, intranets, knowledge management, and enterprise adoption of social networking tools and approaches.
Fios, Inc., released concept-based searching as part of Prevail, Fios’ Web-based electronic discovery tool. The concept-based search technology in Prevail enables legal teams to search and organize unstructured information by mapping relationships between each word and every other word in large sets of documents. This release also includes the new Concept Explorer which provides a quick list of all documents that are conceptually related to the current document. Prevail is built using the Microsoft .NET framework and SQL Server 2000. Companies can designate from one to hundreds of users to concurrently review small or large quantities of data, with capacity measured in megabytes to terabytes. Fios utilizes Digital Certificates using 1024-bit keys that support 128-bit SSL encryption, state-of-the-art firewalls and customer-controlled security policies. Prevail is hosted by Fios and requires no client site setup or configuration. The only system requirements are Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and Windows 98 (or higher). Pricing is based on a per megabyte basis. www.fiosinc.com
Interwoven, Inc. announced that it has received certification from SAP AG of the Interwoven TeamPortal software integration with mySAP Enterprise Portal. With the Interwoven TeamPortal for mySAP Enterprise Portal, customers can transparently access and act on trusted content through SAP iViews. Built on Interwoven ContentServices, a Web services layer that enhances the integration process, TeamPortal enables companies to integrate content management into their corporate mySAP Enterprise Portal, and provides an organizational-based, collaborative model that ensures the accuracy, reliability, and security of that portal content. The Interwoven TeamPortal for mySAP Enterprise Portal is shipping and is available directly from Interwoven. www.interwoven.com/partners/profiles/sap.html
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and FatWire Software announced that a free five-user license of FatWire Spark pCM (portal content management) is available immediately for download for Sun ONE Portal Server 6 customers. Spark pCM offers a full-featured, integrated content management solution for the Sun One Portal Server. Customers will now be able to create, deploy, and manage content incorporating multiple data types and deliver in a personalized manner via a portal. The Sun ONE Portal Server and FatWire’s Spark pCM offering provides users with portlet interfaces for content creation and production, as well as system administration. The integrated offering delivers out-of-the-box integration with Sun ONE Portal Server. Sun will work with other content management partners to offer similar levels of integration. Spark pCM will be available immediately for download for Sun ONE Portal Server and will be co-packaged in second half 2003 for customers worldwide. It can be quickly and seamlessly upgraded to FatWire’s 25-user Spark pCM product or to UpdateEngine 6.0, FatWire’s enterprise content management platform. www.fatwire.com, www.sun.com
Vignette Corp. announced the integration of its Vignette Content Management Suites, Vignette Portal Suites and other capabilities into the Vignette Application Suites. Vignette Application Suites provide an integrated suite of applications and software services that combine at graduated levels content management, enterprise information integration, collaboration, portal management, business intelligence and business process management. All of these capabilities can be managed through an integrated console. These suites unify content management, portals, information integration, collaboration and business processes for the creation and management of mission-critical enterprise Web applications while delivering highly personalized and targeted enterprise information. Vignette Application Group Suite and Vignette Application Business Suite are currently available. Licensing costs for Vignette Suites begin at $125,000. www.vignette.com
Context Media, Inc. announced the integration of the Context Media Interchange Suite with Sun Microsystems’ Sun ONE Portal Server 6. Additionally, Context Media announced that it has joined the iForce Content Network, a Sun Microsystems’ initiative that provides the tools, resources and services for ISV, SI and reseller partners to build, deploy and market content and knowledge management solutions on the Sun platform. Interchange Suite and the Sun One Portal Server utilize Web services in order to provide secure access and management of all forms of enterprise content, including rich media, text files, and structured data. The combination of the solutions allows businesses to aggregate digital content stored in multiple repositories and systems around an enterprise and present it to users through a single interface. The Sun ONE Portal Server serves as the primary interface and presentation layer through which individual users access and view the content. The Sun ONE Directory Server provides users a security solution through user, policy, identity management and single sign-on capabilities. www.contextmedia.com
Red Hat, Inc. announced the Red Hat Enterprise Applications family of products. Red Hat now offers a complete enterprise solution that is delivered and managed through Red Hat Enterprise Network. The Red Hat Enterprise Content Management System and Portal Server are available now. www.redhat.com
Document Sciences Corporation announced the release of xPression version 1.2. The latest version of xPression adds support for BEA WebLogic 7.0, and two new Web Services that allow organizations to extend the content processing capabilities of their existing enterprise applications. XPressions new Web Services, a Document Requestor and Document Distributor, allow Content Management, CRM, Portal and Business Application applications to call on xPression’s capabilities from within an existing workflow to request or distribute xPression-created documents. XPression is compatible with Windows 2000, Solaris, AIX, and HP/UX platforms. Support for z/OS will be added later this year. xPression is Unicode compatible and can support XML in any dialect. It integrates with Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server. Xpression’s Upgrade Utility allows companies currently using Document Sciences’ Autograph DLS product to migrate their applications to the xPression environment. www.docscience.com
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